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Ortegon (Coccoloba rugosa)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Polygonaceae
  • State: PR, VI
  • Nature Serve ID: 140466
  • Lifeform: Tree, Shrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

small tree

Where is Ortegon (Coccoloba rugosa) located in the wild?

Habitat:

semi-dry woodland ravines, lower montane

Distribution:

NA

States & Provinces:

Ortegon can be found in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Which CPC Partners conserve Ortegon (Coccoloba rugosa)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics
  • 05/02/2017

  • 01/01/2010

quarrying development all surrounded by condos, roads and resorts

  • 01/01/2010

10 individuals total in 3 sites

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Nomenclature
Taxon Coccoloba rugosa
Authority Desf.
Family Polygonaceae
CPC Number 6180
ITIS 21045
USDA CORU4
Duration Perennial
Common Names Ortegon
Associated Scientific Names Coccoloba rugosa | Coccoloba bullata | Coccoloba macrantha | Coccoloba macrophylla | Coccoloba magnifolia | Uvifera rugosa
Distribution NA
State Rank
State State Rank
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Ecological Relationships

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